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The Anderson County Fiscal Court ignored the specter of its $400,000 budget deficit when it met last Tuesday afternoon, choosing to focus instead of other projects, most of which are not in its current operating budget.

The fiscal court also received an update on negotiations with the Administrative Office of the Courts over vacant space in the courthouse. (See related story.)

It wasn’t a fire or smoke alarm that startled Jack Grugin from his sleep one night about 10 years ago.

A retired US Army lieutenant colonel who flew helicopters during the Vietnam War, Grugin awoke that morning to a severe thunderstorm, went to work, came home, had dinner, watched a little TV and hit the sack.

“I woke up, rolled over and it was 10:30,” Grugin, 67, said. “I sat up and said, ‘Oh, my gosh, I haven’t run today!’ and got up and ran.

Wild Turkey may stick to time-honored traditions when making bourbon. However, when it came time to expand and modernize its visitor experience, the result was a “modern marvel” that caught the attention of the design and architecture world, according to a news release.

VERSAILLES — First responders from Anderson County assisted in rescuing a horse that became trapped in an in-ground pool last Thursday in Woodford County.

“The horse stepped on a pool cover, not realizing there was a pool under it,” said Bart Powell, Anderson County’s director of emergency management and a member of the Anderson County Specialized Rescue Squad.

The man who once dubbed himself “Black Neck Chevy Johnson” on Facebook figured he was free to go last Wednesday after a jury couldn’t reach a unanimous decision on a charge that he beat up the mother of one of his children last June.

Gov. Steve Beshear obviously knows that when it comes to Kentucky’s finest winemakers, Lawrenceburg’s Logan Leet is among the state’s best.

Leet, president and winemaker at Old 502 Winery in Louisville and former owner of Lovers Leap Vineyards and Winery in Lawrenceburg, was reappointed by the governor last week to the Kentucky Grape and Wine Council.